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Climate and Consumption Pattern -Demand and

Supply of Water District concessionaires
Edilyn Audar, Alyssa Genikka Avendaño, Jessa Marie Granada, Charmaine
Alpha Padilla, Felipe Balaria

Abstract— This study aimed to describe the climate and consumption pattern-demand and supply in Santa Rosa,
Nueva Ecija of Water District Concessionaires from the year 2016-2018. It looked into which season and year
have a high or low water supply and consumption. The descriptive research design was utilized and gathered data
were primarily taken from the Monthly Data Sheet from Production Division of Santa Rosa (N.E.) Water District.
The demand presented the meter billed while the supply illustrated the production of the Santa Rosa (N.E.) Water
District. The study revealed that the concessionaires were consuming more in the dry season rather than in the
rainy season. They have the highest water supply in 2018 with 3,355,162 cubic meters while 2016 has the lowest
with 2,792,392 cubic meters. As to the percentage consumption, the respondents consume 82.37% of supply in
2018 (2,763,679/3,355,162x 100%), 86.44% in 2017 (2,581,267/2,986,165 x100%) and 85.13% in 2016 which
disclosed that the respondents consume more water percentage in 2017 than in 2016 and 2018.
Keywords— Climate change, flooding, Government-Owned Controlled Corporation.

I. INTRODUCTION connections operating 24 hours a day. Through the hard

Climate change is an inevitable event that happens because
of pollution. It is a change in global or regional climate
patterns. It affects water reserves especially in tropical
countries such as the Philippines. When summer season,
water reserves tend to evaporate quickly because of
excessive heat trapped by the greenhouse effect in the ozone
layer and when it's a rainy season to much rain pours in the
sky that results in flooding in the lower places in the
Philippines; thus, water reserves tend to replenish too much
the limit of a dam can hold [1].
Water is an essential need for human life because up to 60%
of the human body is made up of water. It is so essential
because we cannot live without water. We use it in our daily
activities such as taking a bath, washing clothes and dishes,
and etc. [2].
Santa Rosa (NE) Water District is a Government-Owned
Controlled Corporation (GOCC) and is an autonomous unit
politically and economically independent from the local
government. The Board of Directors formulated the policies,
rules and regulations of the water district. Management of
the operation of the water district is handled by the General
Manager who is appointed by the Board of Directors [3].As
of December 2019, the district has a total of 12,059 service
work and dedication of its personnel, SRWD was able to
withstand the hardships and challenges of times and was able
to make use of its resources in order to achieve its goal and
objectives in giving the best water service to the people of
Santa Rosa [3]. In Santa Rosa(N.E) Water District, water
reserves come from the groundwater which is easily depleted
as the rate of recharge of deep wells is less than the
Consumption of the concessionaires.
The usage of water is greatly affected by the changes in
climate because people will tend to use more water when the
season is summer and tend to consume less when its rainy
season.
This research shows the climate and supply and consumption
pattern of Santa Rosa (N.E.) Water District concessionaires
and to see which season has a high or low
consumption/supply in two seasons.
II. METHODOLOGY
This study utilizeda descriptive research design wherein the
monthly water consumption and supply data were gathered
through the monthly datasheet from 2016 to 2018.According
to [4] as cited in [5], a "descriptive survey can systematically

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describe a situation, problem, phenomenon, service or December 19.0 35.1 16.2

programs, or provide information or describe the attitude TOTAL 243.1 423.8 3018.0
towards an issue”. Selected concessionaires who were
chosen purposively [6]were asked about their consumption Average 20.3 35.3 251.5
and supply patterns.The data were analyzed using frequency
and percentage. The table shows that the average that rainy season falls
between the months of June – October with a monthly
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION average rainfall of 574.22m3 and the average annual
temperature ranges between 20.26°C and 35.32°C. March,
1. Temperature and Rainfall from 2016-2018
April and May are the dry and hot months, marked by an
Table 1. Average Temperature and Rainfall for 2016-2018 almost absence of rain and temperature reads at an average
[7] of 30°C.
Temperature °C Rainfall 2. Monthly Consumption and Supply from 2016-2018
3 Table 2 shows that 2018 has the highest supply of water with
Month Minimum Maximum (m )
3,355,162 cubic meters while 2016 has the lowest with
2,792,392 cubic meters. As to the consumption, the
January 17.4 33.2 0.0 respondents consume 82.37% of supply in 2018
February 17.0 34.5 5.4 (2,763,679/3,355,162x 100%), 86.44% in 2017
(2,581,267/2,986,165 x100%) and 85.13% in 2016. This
March 19.4 37.0 2.5
finding shows that the respondents consume more water in
April 19.4 38.8 0.2 2017 than in 2016 and 2018.
May 21.8 38.5 90.7 The table alsoreveals the consumption and supply of 2016
June 22.0 36.7 297.6 with a peak of consumption and supply in July which is
211,267m3 and 253,995m3, respectively, it shows that even
July 22.0 34.7 513.4
in rainy season consumption and supply of water is still in
August 22.6 33.6 552.8 rising but there is a large amount of usage in water between
September 22.2 33.1 993.7 the month of March-Maywith an average of 202,915m3 while
the average monthly usage of January, February and June-
October 21.0 35.0 514.1
December is lower with an average monthly consumption of
November 19.3 33.6 33.9 196,476m3shows that more concessionaires are consuming in
the dry season rather than Rainy Season.

Table 2.Monthly Consumption and Supply for 2016-2018 [8]

2016 2017 2018
CONSUMPTI CONSUMPTI CONSUMPTI
SUPPLY SUPPLY SUPPLY
ON (METER ON (METER ON (METER
MONTHS (PRODUCTIO (PRODUCTIO (PRODUCTIO
BILLED) in BILLED) in BILLED) in
N) in m3 N) in m3 N) in m3
m3 m3 m3
JANUARY 184,978 222,992 189,968 228,672 202,319 251,420
FEBRUAR
179,400 215,950 187,781 214,484 210,695 260,718
Y
MARCH 208,319 242,896 218,458 257,926 233,834 285,571
APRIL 210,238 238,571 228,665 250,610 239,291 298,514

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MAY 190,188 230,068 225,279 250,479 243,840 303,828

JUNE 204,254 238,764 216,621 244,876 228,545 285,588
JULY 211,267 253,995 214,347 249,119 225,608 273,590
AUGUST 190,193 228,218 222,751 252,924 235,787 290,646
SEPTEMBE
194,033 226,025 208,293 248,340 226,708 268,107
R
OCTOBER 205,481 235,447 235,750 264,800 244,232 283,995
NOVEMBE
185,867 222,698 191,999 239,724 218,491 270,710
R
DECEMBE
212,811 236,768 241,355 284,211 254,329 282,475
R
TOTAL 2,377,029 2,792,392 2,581,267 2,986,165 2,763,679 3,355,162

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The result of the data which were the Monthly Data Sheet
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District provided some evidence about how the climate
impacted the demand and supply on the concessionaires on
the area. It was shown more concessionaires are consuming
in the dry season rather than in rainy season from the year
2016-2018.They have the highest water supply in 2018 and
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